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Pet businesses in the Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI metro area
The pet businesses in the Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #163 of 387 scored metro areas
#4 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan
- Listings
- 53
- 9 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 33
- +22.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $50.7M
- On pets · $749 a household
- Spending per listing
- $957K
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.8
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 177,901
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 53 pet businesses in the Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 7.8 for every 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in the Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area comes to about $50.7M a year: $749 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That works out to $957K per business, 9% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
In 2023, official counts showed 33 businesses with payroll in the Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores, up 22.2% from 2019. That is one for every 2,052 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 56 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area grew 1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #163 of 387 scored metro areas and #4 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan.
How the Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area compares
The same measures for Michigan and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all pets by the pet businesses counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.8 | 10.4 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $957K | $814K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,052 | 2,045 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +22.2% | +13.8% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $749 | $843 | $909 |
| Median household income | $65,024 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 33+22.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 311
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 56Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 539 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 58The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in the Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 177,901+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 67,732
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 504 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 349
- Median household income
- $65,024+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,950
- Median home value
- $198,300
- Jobs located here
- 56,600
- Daytime population
- 160,507Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Michigan for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Michigan (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 66 | 1,493 | 8.4 | $1M | +0.1% | #74 of 387 |
| 2Monroe, MI | 61 | 62 | 9.8 | $876K | +0.7% | #108 of 387 |
| 3Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 57 | 462 | 10.5 | $852K | +2.8% | #141 of 387 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 55 | 119 | 9.3 | $866K | +0.1% | #157 of 387 |
| 4Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 54 | 53 | 7.8 | $957K | +1.8% | #163 of 387 |
| 5Ann Arbor, MI | 45 | 171 | 11.4 | $856K | −0.4% | #230 of 387 |
| 6Bay City, MI | 45 | 40 | 8.9 | $839K | −1.6% | #232 of 387 |
| 7Flint, MI | 45 | 158 | 9.4 | $806K | −1.1% | #234 of 387 |
| 8Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 40 | 110 | 10.3 | $824K | +0.8% | #271 of 387 |
| 9Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 40 | 220 | 11.3 | $729K | +1.4% | #274 of 387 |
Other business types in the Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Pets
- Pet businesses54
- Veterinarians50
- Pet grooming and boarding39
- Pet stores68
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI metro area?
The Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area has 53 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 22.2% from 2019. Another 56 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI metro area spend on pets?
About $50.7M a year, or $749 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 53 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $957K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 67,732 households in the Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI metro area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area has 7.8 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $957K, 9% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area would have about 58, against 53 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,052 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 22.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is the Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area at 177,901 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 67,732 households. The median household income in the Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area is $65,024 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.9% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area scores 54 for pet businesses (upper middle), #163 of 387 scored metro areas.
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